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Franklin County

county in Massachusetts, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_massachusetts Q54163
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Franklin County

Summary

Franklin County is a county of Massachusetts[1]. It draws 112 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #12 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franklin County is located in Massachusetts[3].
  • Franklin County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Franklin County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts[5].
  • Franklin County's capital is recorded as Greenfield[6].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Windham County[7].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Bennington County[8].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Worcester County[9].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Hampshire County[10].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Berkshire County[11].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Cheshire County[12].
  • Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin County[13].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Greenfield[14].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ashfield[15].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bernardston[16].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Buckland[17].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Charlemont[18].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Colrain[19].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Conway[20].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Deerfield[21].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Erving[22].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gill[23].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hawley[24].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Heath[25].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leverett[26].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leyden[27].

Body

Geography

Franklin County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Massachusetts[3].

Physical Characteristics

Franklin County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1877'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+71372'}[29], {'amount': '+71298'}[30], {'amount': '+71595'}[31], {'amount': '+71535'}[32], {'amount': '+71221'}[33], and {'amount': '+70601'}[34].

Designation and Status

Franklin County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts[5].

History and Context

June 24, 1811 marks the founding of Franklin County[35]. Benjamin Franklin is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Franklin County draws 112 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #12 of 15).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Benjamin Franklin Massachusetts United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00162529
    Umls cui → C3814024
    Taxonomicon id → 1806087
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  2. 24d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Franklin County, Massachusetts
    Inception → +1811-06-24T00:00:00Z
    Number of households → {'amount': '+30790'}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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